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Shift Engineer - Electrical Bias

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About The Job
Are you an experienced Electrical Bias Engineer looking to work with advanced manufacturing technology in a fast-paced and highly automated environment?
Alpro is seeking a skilled Electrical Bias Shift Engineer to join our Maintenance & Engineering team at our Kettering manufacturing site. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and improving world-class production equipment while supporting the manufacture of market-leading plant-based food and drink products.
Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, you will be responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, maximising production performance, and driving continuous improvement across the site.
What You'll Be Doing
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
- Responding to equipment breakdowns and restoring production quickly and safely.
- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults.
- Fault finding on PLC-controlled equipment, drives, motors, sensors, instrumentation, and automated production lines.
- Supporting continuous improvement projects and root cause analysis activities.
- Assisting with equipment modifications and installation projects.
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records and work orders through SAP.
- Promoting and maintaining high standards of safety, food safety, housekeeping, and engineering excellence.
- Supporting the optimisation of automation and control systems across the site.
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What We're Looking For
- Time-served and qualified maintenance engineer.
- NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent engineering qualification.
- Strong electrical fault-finding experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of industrial control systems, motors, drives, sensors, and electrical distribution systems.
- Experience working on PLC-controlled production equipment.
- Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Good IT literacy, including experience using maintenance management systems.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced production environment.
Desirable
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
- Experience within Food Manufacturing, FMCG, Beverage, Packaging, or Process Industries.
- Knowledge of Siemens, Allen Bradley, or similar PLC platforms.
- Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
- SAP maintenance system experience.
- Multi-skilled engineering capability.
Your Shift Pattern
This role operates on a Panama Shift Pattern, providing engineering support across our 24/7 manufacturing operation.
Shift Rotation
| Week 1 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Schedule | Work | Work | Off | Off | Work | Work | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Schedule | Off | Off | Work | Work | Off | Off | Off |


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Shift Times
- Days 0600 to 1800
- Nights 1800 to 0600
This pattern provides a balance of day and night working, along with regular extended periods off throughout the year.
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What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Shift allowance.
- Company pension scheme.
- Private healthcare.
- Income protection benefits.
- Ongoing technical training and professional development.
- Career progression opportunities within Engineering and Operations.
- Access to modern manufacturing equipment and advanced automation technology.
- A supportive, collaborative, and safety-focused engineering team.
Why Join Alpro?
At Alpro, development is at the heart of what we do. You'll have the opportunity to work with advanced manufacturing technology, develop new skills, and build a long-term engineering career within a growing business.
The role requires a reasonable level of physical fitness and occasional support to site services areas when required.
Closing Date 13th October 2026
To apply, please submit your application online. If you require support with your application, please contact the HR team.
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